Prerequisites

Journalists/ media professionals and those who aspire to develop their skills in the field of talk show preparation and production.

Course Description

Television work, in most of its types, depends on dialogue, which requires a sharp interlocutor equipped with knowledge and culture. In addition to that a TV interlocutor has to be in possession of a distinctive professional performance, and has the ability to extract information and communicate it to the viewer. As television programs develop in Arab World and internationally, it becomes a necessity for talk shows producers and presenters to possess competitive global professional tools. Accordingly this course is designed on practical exercises to help the trainee to understand and possess the basics of producing and presenting TV talk shows.
The participant will be trained on developing various stages of TV talk shows, in addition to planning and production stages for talk show programs.

Course Objective

By the end of this course participants will be able to:
- Be familiar with production and preparation processes of talk shows
- Know the qualities of talk shows producer
- Preparing and planning talk shows
- Knowledge of talk shows types
- How to manage a successful TV talk show

Course Outline

Nature of TV work:
- TV work environment
- TV work ethics
- Key jobs in TV work
- What TV offers to public?
- Talk show share in TV programs
- Types of TV shows
- Talk show slots in program schedule


Talk show genres:
- The concept of program production
- Producer position in TV work
- The main differences between the TV producer and the presenter

Qualities of talk show producer:
- The main role of the TV producer
- The basic skills and potentials of a TV producer
- The main tasks of a TV producer
- The relationship between TV producer and presenter

Planning TV program:
- TV program processes and production stages
- Key challenges in TV program production
- Basic skills and potentials of a TV presenter
- Main differences between news presenter and program presenter

Tips and commandments:
- How to overcome difficulties of facing people and the camera
- How to make a successful talk show
- Techniques for controlling a successful TV talk show
- Basic Rules for TV Performance
- The Ten Commandments for producing and presenting a successful TV program

Course Benefits

- Graduation certificate accredited by Al Jazeera Media Institute
- Guide book